Global Hawk completes 100th mission

Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE: NOC) said the US Air Force´s RQ-4 Global Hawk has completed its 100th operational mission in Southwest Asia and recently moved into the Pacific region.

Built by Northrop Grumman, Global Hawk is operated largely out of the 69th Reconnaissance Group at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.

Global Hawk GMTI EOC operations have proven the viability of the system, which expanded into the Pacific with two Global Hawk aircraft deployed to Guam to support US Pacific Command peacetime surveillance requirements in the region.

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